PA Lake Erie Stream & Lake Fishing Reports!

Fourteen year old Cody Weimer of Irwin PA brought his fish in for Angler Award. It was 9 pounds – 13 ½ inches and was 30 ¼ inches long with a girth of 17 ½ inches. He caught his at the mouth of Walnut Creek on Power Bait. The color was White.

Lewis Sweigart of Marietta Pa. brought in his fish. It was 10 pounds – 1 ounce and was 28 inches long with a girth of 17 inches. He caught his out in the lake at Walnut Creek on a Little Cleo. His color was Blue (with pink dots)/Silver.

William Stewart of Fayette City, PA brought in this fish for Angler Award. It was 11 pounds – 4 ounces, was 30 ½ inches long and had a girth of 18 ¼ inches. He caught it in Walnut Creek Marina on a Jig and maggot.

Here is thirteen year old Zach Broad water from Rices Landing, PA with his Angler Award fish. It was 9 pounds – 8 ounces, 28 ¾ inches long and had a girth of 17 ½ inches. He caught it in Walnut Creek on a Jig. His color was Olive Green

Here is Jim Roner from Burgettstown, PA with his Angler Award fish. It was 11 pounds – 12 ounces, 30 inches long and had a girth of 18 ½ inches. He caught it on a Little Cleo.

The Marina opened at 3 PM on Friday, October 31. Here is a shot of the north side showing the turn out. I would estimate we had around 100 people standing around the marina. Within the first 20 minutes of opening there were at least five fish caught.

Rick Reed from Washington, PA was the first to catch his fish when the marina opened for fishing. It took him 2 ½ minutes to hook the first fish. It was around 20 inches long. He was using Power Bait. Color was Sherbert. He was standing on the south side of marina.

Dave Bachner Jr. of Washington, PA brought in a nice looking Steelhead. It was 11 pounds – 1 ounce and was 28 inches long with a girth of 19 inches. He caught it out in 30 ft of water straight out of Walnut Creek on a Reef Runner. His color was Florescent Orange.

Roy Staszak Jr. of Morrisdale PA, brought in a 10 pound – 9 ounce Steelhead. It was 29 ½ inches long and had a girth 18 ½ inches. He caught it at the Stop sign hole on Walnut Creek on a sucker spawn. The color was Pink.

Eight your old Brandon Bennett of New Castle, PA brought in an 8 pound – 1 ounce Steelhead. It was 28 ½ inches long and had a girth of 16 ½ inches. He caught it in Walnut Creek by the cement wall up in the creek on a flat head minnow.

Phillip Kenneth Howard of Burgettstown, PA brought in a 10 pound-5 ounce fish for Angler Award. It was 29 ½ inches long and had a girth of 17 ¼ inches. He caught it on a “Little Cleo” at Elk Creek. The color was Green/Silver.

Matt Stanley from Pittsburgh, PA brought in a 12 pound - 9 ½ ounce Steelhead for Angler Award. It was 31 ½ inches long and had a girth of 19 ¼ inches. He caught it by the water falls on Walnut Creek by the bridge on a fly. The color was Chartreuse.

James Kalkbrenner of E. McKeesport, PA brought in this 13 pound – 10 ounce Steelhead. He was 31 ¼ inches long and had a girth of 20 inches. James caught him out at the mouth of Walnut Creek on Salmon Egg in a sack.

Eleven year old Adam Melenyzer and Bill Williams of Charleroi, PA brought in a nice looking Steelhead. It almost made Angler Award at 9 pounds - 13 ounces, 30 inches long. It was caught it off Godfrey in 7 ft. of water on an Orange Reef Runner.

Paul Chinikidiadi of Clovis, New Mexico brought in this nice 15 pound - 2 ounce Steelhead. It was 32 inches long and had a girth of 21 inches. He caught it at the Stop Sign hole at Walnut Creek on “Crystal Meth” fly. The color was Pink.

Fifteen year old Nikko Harris of Fairview caught this 8 pound 8 ounce Steelhead. It was 31 inches long and had a girth of 15 inches. He caught it at the Water falls in Walnut Creek on sucker spawn. His color was pink.

Jordan Hendricks of Washington, PA brought in a nice looking 10 pound – 4 ounce Steelhead. It was 28 inches long and had a girth of 17 ½ inches. He caught it at the first Project hole on Walnut Creek on an Olive Wooly Bugger.

This is “What is Happening at Walnut Creek” now. The boats are out front trolling at the mouth of the Creeks.

Here is Jacob Manley all the way from Frederick, MD. with his Angler Award sized Steelhead. It was 8 pounds exactly and was 27 ½ inches long with a girth of 16 inches. He caught it on the North channel wall of Walnut Creek on a quarter ounce KO Wobbler. The color was Silver with a Blue stripe.

The fishermen are out fishing into the lake from the stone jetties out front of Walnut Creek.

They are fishing on the south side of the channel.

Here is something that George Yates from New Castle, his son Jonathan, and a fellow fisherman, Greg Lasko of Erie saw while they were out fishing off Elk Creek about 5 miles out in 70 ft of water. It is a six point buck. Jonathan took the picture with his cell phone but you can make out what it is. Greg was able to turn the deer and head him back to shore. That was the last anything was heard of from the deer.

WALNUT CREEK:

Here is a picture of the mouth of Walnut Creek after it rained for three days. It was taken today 10/2/2008.

Here is another shot of the creek looking south while I was standing on the north channel wall. Notice the sign that is on the other side of the creek. You will know where this is by recognizing the signs. This sign is straight out of the marina.

Doug Rumball of Erie brought in a 10 pound ½ ounce Walleye for Angler Award. It was 31 ½ inches long and had a girth of 18 inches. He caught it straight out of Trout Run in 75 ft of water on a Renowsky. The color was Green/Black.

PERCH:

Carol Riblett of Erie, PA brought in this nice sized Perch for Angler Award. It weighed 1 pound 7 ounces, was 14 inches long and had a girth of 10 ¾ inches. She caught it in 58 ft of water off the GE stack on the East side. She was using minnows.

STEELHEAD:

Fourteen year old Cody Weimer of Irwin, Pa brought in this pretty Steelhead. It was 8 pounds 3 ounces and was 28 inches long with a girth of 16 inches. He caught it off the North wall at Walnut Creek on Orange power bait.

Mary Lynn Ecker of Erie, PA, brought in a nice male Steelhead for Angler Award. He weighed in at 10 pounds 8 ounces and was 31 inches long with a girth of 17 ¼ inches. She caught him in Walnut Creek on the South side of the channel. He was caught on a white jig.

WALLEYE & PERCH:

The Walleye have started becoming hard to find. Most guys are trolling from straight out of Walnut in around 65-70 ft of water and trolling West to Elk Creek.

The Perch are still out Northwest of Walnut Creek in about 55-60 ft of water. I am told there is also a school out off Trout Run and the clay banks.

WALNUT CREEK:
The creek is low and clear. There has been no rain for a while even though I have been told that people are thinking we got rain with the winds. We didn’t get much. The water temperature is 69 degrees.

I have had numerous people calling and asking about the Steelhead. There are a couple people trying to catch something in Walnut Creek. There are a few stragglers coming in but it is not “the run”. The boaters are starting to pick a couple up out in the trenches. The water temperature at this writing is 70 degrees and the air temperature is going to be in the mid to low 70’s. Look for the water temperature to go around 65 degrees and look for boats trolling in front of the creeks. That’s a very good indication of where they are.

WALLEYE & PERCH:

The fish are there but they seem to be filled with the bait that is out there. I was told that the bottom is covered with Perch but they just aren’t hungry. That is out in 55-65 ft of water straight out of Walnut Creek.

The Walleye are outside of the Perch pack. They are in 65-75 ft of water straight out of Walnut Creek and trolling West. Plugs and Crawler harnesses are the best. The colors seem to be either Chartreuse or Black and Silver

PARKING:

The Northwest parking lot is for Slip Holders and Handi-capped ONLY. It is designated so by the sign that is there as you enter the site. If you are not a slip holder or have a Handi-Capped placard, you will receive 1 courtesy warning then the second time is a fine. Parking is available Northeast and the whole way down to the road entrance. Also, if parking in the South lot, park along the creek. The larger part is for boat trailers. You will notice the size is larger

CHANNEL WALL:

All shore fisher persons are to pull their lines for boaters as they enter and exit the channel. It is a safety hazard for the boaters if they get line wrapped on their props. PLEASE, pull lines for boaters. Again, there will be a fine for not observing the rules and regulations which are clearly marked.

Denny Halula of New Alexandria, PA came in with a nice 9 pound 5 ounce Walleye for Angler Award. It was 30 inches long and had a girth of 17 ¼ inches. He caught it out in 65 ft of water West of Trout Run on a “Renowsky”. The color was Blue/Silver.

Nine year old Damien Partin of Oakdale, PA brought in his 6 pound 12 ½ ounce Walleye for Angler Award. It was 28 inches long and had a girth of 16 inches. He caught it out in 68 ft of water straight out of Walnut Creek on a plug. His color was green with black strips.

Ten year old Zack Ansinger brought in a 6 pound 2 ounce Walleye for Angler Award. It was 26 inches long and had a girth of 14 ½ inches. He caught it out in 70 ft of water straight out of Walnut Creek on a Renowsky. His color was gold.

Most of the people I have talked to say they are getting them in 65-72 ft of water straight out of Walnut Creek and most are using lures/plugs.

PERCH:

I know they are getting Perch out in 62 – 65 ft of water straight out of Walnut Creek but no one is bringing them in for Angler Award. We have had quite a few boaters say they limited.

STEELHEAD:

I have had numerous people calling and asking about the Steelhead. All I can say is there are a couple in the streams but the run is not here. The boaters are just now starting to catch them in the trenches. The water temperature at this writing is 71 degrees and the air temperature is going to be in the high 70’s and mid 80’s till next week at least. Look For the water temperature to go around 65 degrees and look for boats trolling in front of the creeks. That is a very good indication that the fish are trying to come in. The first cold rain we get usually will bring them in. Call our office during office hours if you wish to find out what the temperature is and if the boats are trolling in front of the creeks. Our number is 814-833-2464.

Eleven year old Michael Rossi of Center Township, PA came in with a nice 7 pound 9 ounce Walleye for Angler Award. It was 28 inches long and had a girth of 16 inches. He caught his out in 69 ft of water off Virginia’s Beach. He caught it on a “Kojak Special” lure. The color was green.

Eleven year old Vinny Rossi of South Fayette, PA received an Angler Award too for his 7 pound 5 ½ ounce Walleye. It was 28 inches long and had a girth of 16 ½ inches. His was fat all in one place and his cousins’ (above) was fat all over. He caught his in 69 ft of water off Virginia’s Beach also. He also caught it on a “Kojak Special” lure. His color was Watermelon.

PERCH:

Eight year old Joshua Gurtner of West Mifflin, PA brought in his Perch for Angler Award. It was 12 ¾ ounces, 11 ¼ inches long and had a girth of 9 inches. He caught it out in 70 ft of water straight out of Walnut Creek on an Emerald shiner.

Kristi Miller from Monaca, PA brought in an 11 pound 5 ½ ounce Walleye for Angler Award. It was 31 ¼ inches long and had a girth of 18 ½ inches. She caught it out in 73 ft of water off Elk Creek on a night crawler. Her color was Gold and Purple.

John Roberts (pictured) and Ardell Blair (Red Bird) came in with their limit. The caught them out in 70 ft of water West of Elk Creek on Renowsky’s. They color was Black and Silver.

David Sarkis from Aliquippa, PA (in front) and Ryan Ray from Ocean City, Maryland (behind) came in with an 8 pound 11 ounce Walleye. David caught it and Ryan netted it. It was 29 ¼ inches long and had a girth of 17 inches. They were out in 64 ft of water at the Ohio line. It was caught on a Kojak special. The color was purple.

West Erie County, DWCO Randy Leighton, WCO Brook Tolbert

Conditions:

Late summer early fall weather on Lake Erie can be tricky for boats and anglers alike and this past week has been typical. Fast moving fronts can quickly change serene conditions into capping waves in very short periods of time. Rough water has had boaters flipping the coin as to when to go out, but those that can take a little pounding, don't get sick, and respect what Lake Erie can dish out, have been rewarded with good perch catches in 60 plus feet of water and fair to good numbers of walleye. This is of course not an endorsement to throw caution to the wind...if in doubt, don't head out.

Two human rod holders catching their own 12 walleye brings smiling faces.

The action has been hot way west in 60 to 72 feet of water with some large 10 pound walleye making the cooler.

John Griffith of Clarks Mills PA caught a nice 8 pound 5 ounce Walleye. It was 30 inches long and had a girth of 16 inches. He caught it in 60 ft of water West of Elk Creek on a worm harness. Perch color was what he used.

Robert Chaney of Middle Ridge, Ohio caught a 10 pound 10 ounce Walleye. It was 31 ½ inches long and had a girth of 17 ½ inches. He caught his out in 60-63 ft of water West of Elk Creek on a worm harness. His color was green.

Patrick Harris of Greensburgh, PA brought in a nice 8 pound ½ ounce Walleye for Angler Award. It was 28 ½ inches long and had a girth of 17 ½ inches. He caught it out in around 65 ft of water off Elk Creek on a worm harness. His color was chartreuse.

Eight year old Michael (Mikey) Doerflinger, of Slippery Rock, PA brought in a Sheepshead for ANgler Award. It weighed 7 pounds 12 ¾ ounces, was 26 inches long, and had a girth of 18 ¾ inches. He caught it out in 30 ft of water off Trout Run on a “Goby Gulp”.

WALLEYE:

Michael Schmitt of Harmony, PA brought in an 8 pound 14 ½ ounce Walleye. It was 30 inches long and had a girth of 18 inches. He caught it out in 65 ft of water off Elk Creek on a worm harness. His color was purple.

YELLOW PERCH:

James O’neil of Kennerdell, PA is going to be 73 years young tomorrow. He brought in this Perch for an Angler Award. It was 1 pound 8 ounces, 13 ¾ inches long and had a girth of 11 inches. He caught it in 62 ft of water straight off Elk Creek on an Emerald Shiner.

WEATHER:

The weather for the next couple days 8/8 thru 8/10 is:
Friday: NW winds – 10-20 knots – 2-4 ft waves.
Saturday: NW winds – 5-15 knots – 1-3 ft waves.
Sunday: W winds – 5-15 knots – 1-3 ft waves.

WALNUT CREEK MARINA:

Do to some vandalism in the rest rooms, the outside restroom doors are kept closed. Please use the lobby doors when the office building is open. There are Porta-Johns available for your convenience if you need to use the rest rooms when the building is not open between shifts. There are two at the top of the Launch ramp and two in the grove of trees off to the South side of the marina.

Also, do to the increase in the cost of Ice; we had to increase our price. Ice can now be bought for $1.60 for a seven pound bag here at the office.

Ten year old Scotty, seven year old Joe and fourteen year old Tony Wyland with dad in the background brought in a couple of their catch. Joe brought his Walleye in for Angler Award at 10 pounds 10 ounces. It was 31 ½ inches long and had a girth of 18 inches. He caught it out in 72 ft of water West of Walnut Creek on a worm harness. His color was lemon / lime.

Chris Devore of Cambridge Springs, PA brought in a 9 pound 2 ounce Walleye and received an Angler Award for it. It was 30 ¼ inches long and had a girth of 16 ½ inches. He caught it out in 74 ft of water straight off Elk Creek on a worm harness. The color was Watermelon.

Thomas McNally of North Hills, Hampton, PA came in with this nice 9 pound Walleye. It was 29 ½ inches long and had a girth of 17 ½ inches. He caught it in 75 ft of water West of Trout Run on a worm harness. The color was Watermelon / Copper.

So far everyone seems to be having a lot of luck getting the Walleye in close and out deep. Anywhere from 25-40 near shore and 50-75 out deeper. Mostly on worm harnesses with different colors as you can see.

PERCH:

I have no pictures of Perch but I do know they are getting them. No one wants their picture though. Most are being caught in 55-60 ft of water straight out of Walnut Creek and the same for off of Trout Run.

DREDGING:

The dredging is done. The lowest spot at the mouth of Walnut Creek is 5 feet according to the dredging crew.

This weekend the weather is supposed to be pretty nice. The waves are supposed to be 1-3 ft on Saturday and 2 ft or less on Sunday. But we all know that can change, so if need be you can call our office here at Walnut Creek for the weather and lake conditions during office hours. The number is 814-833-2464.

RESTROOMS:

Because of vandalism, the restrooms are not open from the outside anymore nor after office hours. The restrooms can be entered through the lobby doors when the office building is open. (The days and times are listed on signs in the windows). Any other time there are Porta-Johns available for your convenience placed around the marina property.

Fifteen year old John Ernst of Erie, PA came in for an Angler Award for this 1 pound 5 ½ ounce Perch. It was 13 ½ inches long and had a girth of 10 inches. He caught it out in 62 ft of water straight out of Walnut Creek on an emerald shiner.

Ten year old Lucas and thirteen year old Julia Stellabotte of Pittsburgh, brought in their Perch for Angler Award. Lucas’s was 1 pound 5 ½ ounces, 13 ½ inches long and had a girth of 11 inches. Julia’s was 13 ½ ounces, 12 ¼ inches long with a girth of 9 inches. They both were caught out in 60 ft of water East of Walnut Creek on Emerald shiners cut in half.

WALLEYE:

Twelve year old Justin Gillogly from Waynesburg, PA brought in an Angler Award sized Walleye. It was 9 pounds 4ounces and was 30 inches long with a girth of 18 inches. He caught it out in 60 ft of water west of Walnut Creek on a worm harness. His color was Copper.

Nine year old Nicholas Langford of Erie came in for an Angler Award for his Perch. It was 1 pound 5 ounces and was 13 inches long with a girth of 10 ¾ inches. He caught it in 55 ft of water straight out of Walnut on an Emerald shiner.

This is it for the Perch. I know they are getting them but no one is bringing them in for pictures. They seem to be really good catching right now in 55-60 ft of water off Trout Run and Walnut Creek. I have been told they are nice sized too. Just no pictures.

WALLEYE:

Eleven year old Dylan Baker of Penn Trafford, PA came in for his Angler Award for a Walleye. It was 8 pounds 9 ½ ounce and was 29 inches long with a girth of 18 inches. He caught it out in 63 ft of water straight off of Trout Run on a Renowsky. His color was “Wonder Bread”.

Randy Scott of Delta, PA brought in a couple nice 9 pound Walleye. The big one was 9 pound 10 ounces and it was 30 inches long and had a girth of 17 inches. He caught it on a worm harness. He was out on the “Mother Moose” which caught their limit. The color for the big one was a purple VooDoo.

Fifteen year old Ryan Johnston of Erie, PA brought in a Yellow Perch that was 1 pound and ½ ounce, 12 ¾ inches long, and a 9 ½ inch girth. He caught it out in 54 ft of water straight off Walnut Creek on a minnow on a crappy rig.

WALLEYE:

Seventeen year old Joseph Watton of Pittsburgh, PA came in with a nice 8 pound 9 ½ ounce Walleye. It was 29 inches long and had a girth of 17 ¼ inches. He caught them out in 58 ft of water off the Condo’s on worm harness. The color was watermelon.

Eleven year old Justin Harouff came in with an Angler Award sized Walleye. It was 7 pounds 13 ½ ounces and was 28 ¼ inches long with a girth of 16 ¾ inches long. He was out in 61 ft of water out West of Walnut Creek on the South side of the first trench. He caught it on a worm harness. His color was Purple/Chrome.

Don Sewalish of Elmora, PA brought in this 8 pound 4 ounce Walleye for Angler Award. It was 29 1/2 inches long and had a girth of 16 1/4 inches. He caught it out in 24 ft of water straight out of Trout Run on a worm harness. His color was Chartreuse.

Chad Chaffman of Freeport Pa was out on the boat "Ho Ho" and he came in with an 8 pound 13 1/2 ounce Walleye. It was 29 1/2 inches long and had a girth of 17 inches. He caught it out in 15 ft of water West of Walnut on a worm harness. His colors were Black and Purple.

WALLEYE:

Roy McGaughey from Castle Shannon, PA brought in this 8 pound 2 ounce Walleye. It was 28 1/2 inches long and had a girth of 16 1/4 inches. He caught it in 27 ft of water off Trout Run on a worm harness. His color was green.

Richard Bates of Latrobe, PA brought in this 8 pound 4 ounce Walleye for Angler Award. It was 28 1/2 inches long and had a girth of 17 inches.
He caught it out in 65 ft of water West of Elk Creek on a worm harness along with the rest. The whole boat limited. His color was copper/purple.

SMALLMOUTH BASS:

James Gunter and Brian Tingler of Baltimore, MD. came in with these Angler Award sized Smallmouth Bass. James (on the left) had a 4 pound 5 1/2 ounce one that was 18 1/4 inches long and had a girth of 15 inches. Brian had a 5 pound 7 ounce Smallmouth that was 21 1/2 inches long and the girth on his was 16 1/2 inches. They caught them in 18 ft of water East of Walnut Creek on minnows on Sea Wolf Charters.

PERCH:

Mathew Kretschmer of Baltimore MD. caught this 1 pound 9 1/2 ounce Perch in 18 ft of water East of Walnut. His Angler Award fish was 14 inches long
and had a girth of 11 inches. He caught his on a minnow.

West Erie County, DWCO Randy Leighton, WCO Brook Tolbert

Conditions:

Walleye action is still good to excellent on the west side from Walnut Creek to the Ohio line in 15 to 40 feet of water. Plugs, stick baits, and crawler harnesses have all been working well off of planer boards or just flat lining in the shallower water. In the deeper depths, the small cookie size Dipseys have been popular. The perch are starting to school heavily and limits are becoming conmon. Perch are schooling in the usual popular locations in 45 to 50 feet of water north of Walnut Creek and off the point at Presque Isle. Current Lake Erie water temperatures off Toledo are 68 degrees, off Cleveland, 67 degrees and off the Port of Erie, 69 degrees.

Temporary Closing on Presque Isle Bay:

On Saturday June 28th

US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION INFORMATION:

Reporting Requirements for Chartered Fishing Vessels Arriving in U.S. along Lake Erie Shore

WALLEYE:

Richard Maxson of Wexsford, PA came in with this nice big 12 pound ½ ounce Walleye. It was 31 ½ inches long and had a girth of 19 inches. Richard said it was his first time fishing here and it was his first Walleye. He caught it straight out from Trout Run in 22 ft of water on worm harness. The color was black/purple.

Here is six year old Hunter Briggs. He will be seven on July 4th. He brought in this 8 pound 5 ½ ounce Walleye for an Angler Award. It was 28 ¼ inches long and had a girth of 16 ¾ inches. He caught it out front of Walnut Creek in 28 ft of water on a mad money spoon or (Kojak special). The color was Blue and Gold.

Jessica Butcher of Ambridge, PA came in with this 7 pound 6 ounce Walleye. It was 26 ½ inches long and had a girth of 16 ¼ inches. She caught it in 24 ft
of water between Godfrey and Elk Creek on a worm harness on a Dipsy Diver. The whole boat limited and the color for this one was mass confusion.

WALLEYE:

The Walleye seem to be plentiful so far this year. These are Joe Novaks’ (Junk Man) fish he caught with his buddy Dale Mitchell.

Here is Joe Novak with one of his catch. He was out on Dale Mitchell’s boat when they caught these out in 30 ft of water off Godfrey. He said they were
getting them on plugs and worms.

Rich and Barb Boroski (Afternoon Delight) of Leechburg came in with their limit of Walleye. They were just drifting in 36 ft of water off Trout Run when they caught most of them. They were using worm harnesses and their color was Chartreuse.

I have had quite a few limits come in. Most of the boats are out in 20-30 ft of water going from Walnut Creek, west to Godfrey or even Elk and then back. I can see them trolling right in front of Walnut.

They seem to be biting on just about anything from what I am told.

PERCH:

The Perch seem to be slow right now. The boats that are having any luck are finding them out in 35-40 ft of water off Trout Run and a little East. Also, off the G.E. stacks east of the Peninsula I heard they were doing pretty good.

Today(Friday)we are having storms most of the day. They are popping up every hour. We are to have thunderstorms for Saturday and Sunday and then Monday and Tuesday the waves are supposed to go up to 2-4 ft. The temperatures have been in the high 80's and low 90's most of this week and it is supposed to be in the 70's the first part of next week.

June 11th, 2008

West Erie County, DWCO Randy Leighton, WCO Brook Tolbert

Conditions:
Summer like weather is finally starting to show it's face in Erie with temperatures this week hitting the mid 90's. The hot weather is actually a welcome relief from the long winter and unseasonably cool spring. Walleye and Perch action has been picking up with limits becoming more common. As is typically for the early part of the season, the best walleye action has been in shallower water, 20-35 feet west of Walnut Creek to the Ohio line. Many bass anglers have been stumbling on the walleye by accident. Fish in the 25" range have been common. Perch have been brought in, although reports vary as to where they are to be found. North of Walnut Creek and Trout Run in 35' of water have been target spots as well as off the point at Presque Isle in 35 to 40' of Water. Current Lake Erie Water temperature off Toledo is 68 degrees, off Cleveland, 61 degrees, and off the Port of Erie, 68 degrees.

Regular Bass Season Opens This Saturday:
Regular Bass season opens this Saturday. Bass limits for Lake Erie, it's tributaries, and Presque Isle Bay are 4 fish (combined species small and large mouth) with a 15" minimum length beginning Saturday June 14th, 2008.

June 4th, 2008

West Erie County, DWCO Randy Leighton, WCO Brook Tolbert

Conditions:
Lake temperatures have struggled to reach the 60 degree mark making the West Basin walleye migration to our area somewhat later than usual. Perch continue to school, but are moving around. 25' - 40' of water due north of Walnut Creek and west to Trout Run. Similar depths north of Seagull Point continue to produce. Bass action has still been good under the current Trophy bass season. Regular bass season on Lake Erie Presque Isle Bay and the tribs begins June 14 when the limit goes to 4 fish with a minimum length of 15 inches. Trolling the lake shore at various depths until they are located and then jigging when you locate them is most productive. Tube baits and jigging blade baits have been hot. Walleye action has been sporadic but is picking up. Early Walleye target areas will be the "triangle" area east of the Ohio line and south of the Canadian line and along the second trench. Carp fanatics have been doing well in Misery Bay and the Lagoons area. These monsters can put up a great fight and are easy to catch. Strong line and a rod with a stiff back along with minnows, dead or alive and crawlers fished on the bottom are the ticket. Carp are the number one game fish in many European countries and have just started to gain popularity here. The weedy areas near shore in the Lagoons, particularly near the canoe livery at Presque Isle is are a good place to try. Current Lake Erie water temperature is 62 degrees off Toledo, 59 degrees off Cleveland and 60 degrees off the Port of Erie.